Gumstein: The Awakening

[i]Thank you to the developer for generously supplying a review key.[/i] [b][i]Gumstein: The Awakening[/i] is an overly standard platformer that has some nice polish.[/b] There just isn't anything new here, and what is present could use a bit of work. I will go into more detail than usual to try to help the developer understand the details behind the downvote. [b]First and foremost, the controls need to be tighter for a fairly precision platformer like this.[/b] There are moments where this feels a bit like [i]The End is Nigh[/i]-lite, and in that genre - controls are everything. [strike]In [i]Gumstein: The Awakening[/i], there seems to be a slight delay between when I push the jump button, and when it actually jumps. This may be an animation issue, or simply a a programming delay issue.[/strike] [i]Jump delay has been fixed.[/i] This can likely be fixed through a good bit of tweaking, fortunately, but this problem is compounded when we consider the very-close-second issue: [b]The platform and protagonist hit boxes are too loose.[/b] [strike]Several times I've tried to directly jump on a platform and fell right through.[/strike] [i]Seems to be fixed (?).[/i] I tried to screensh…

[h1]Gumstein: The Awakening is a puzzle/platform game that needs a lot more work[/h1] Gumstein: The Awakening is the first game made by PAIN games, a team of four persons. It is a puzzle/platform game, meaning that there are platforming sections needed to complete the various puzzles. The main character of the game is a bubblegum that, after a series of events, becomes alive. Story-wise there isn't a lot more, since no informations are given after the initial cutscene. On the [b]gameplay[/b] side we have to look at two things, as I already said: the plaftforming and the puzzle sections. Beginning with the first, the [b]platforming[/b] feels kind of basic: it gets introduced from the first five levels that are, in fact, pure jumping ones where you have to get from the start to the end while dodging and jumping above different hazards (usually buzzsaws and... bats and snowflakes??). The main problem in this regards are the hitboxes that are quite large and not bounded to the character (which is "round", the hitbox itself seems to be a square or a rectangle): this sometimes makes for unexpected results when jumping onto a platform or avoiding hazards. Furthermore, some moving pla…

Really awesome puzzler that stays interesting by introducing new abilities and puzzle mechanics. Has a great sense of accomplishment when solving puzzles but doesn't get frustrating if you can't solve the puzzle.

Игра 'Gumstein: The Awakening' - это приятный сюрприз для любителей головоломок и минималистичной графики. С первых минут подкупает своей атмосферой таинственности и лёгким юмором. Геймплей, основанный на перемещении блоков и решении пространственных задач, увлекает и заставляет поломать голову, но никогда не разочаровывает чрезмерной сложностью. Дизайн уровней продуман до мелочей, каждый новый уровень предлагает уникальную механику и свежий взгляд на уже знакомые элементы. Отдельно хочется отметить музыкальное сопровождение, которое идеально дополняет атмосферу игры и не надоедает даже после длительного прохождения. Визуальный стиль, простой, но стильный, добавляет игре шарма и делает её узнаваемой. Несмотря на кажущуюся простоту, 'Gumstein: The Awakening' предлагает достойный вызов для тех, кто ищет умную и увлекательную головоломку. Игра отлично подходит как для коротких сессий, так и для длительного погружения в мир геймдизайна. Однозначно рекомендую к ознакомлению!

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[h1]Before I played Gumstein: The Awakening, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]